Happy Monday all! This weekend was awesome, but, I am not sure we were home other than to sleep :) We discovered quite possibly my favorite new place (and The Husband likes it too!), celebrated my mom’s birthday and scored some pretty cool things at the Antique Fair. I am actually starting to like Antiquing because you can find cookbooks for super cheap….nope, totally doesn’t help my addiction at all 🙂
SATURDAY
Breakfast was Honey Bunches of Oats with a nectarine & 1/2 cup ff Milk (4 points). I find I only need 1/2 a cup alot of the time and can save 1 point by doing so.
Anytime there is a road trip, there is Starbuck’s! Grande iced FF decaf latte with caramel drizzle (2 pts)
Lunch was at The Pita Pit! I LOVE this place for so many reasons!
One of them is of course their fun decor!
They are totally healthy, but, you can also make a totally bad pita too and they are relatively inexpensive. I was surprised The Husband agreed because he thinks Pitas are weird, but, glad he totally LOVED it!
You start off by picking what you what on the inside ~ I picked the Chicken Crave ~ Chicken plus ham!
Then, you pick your pita (whole wheat, white or fork style (one a salad)), toppings and sauces.
Majority of their toppings are 0 points because they are veggies. But, I think the BEST part is that they have a BUILD YOUR PITA online so you can build it ahead of time to know the nutritionals!
I picked pretty much everything to go inside mine:
* Chicken & Ham
* Grilled mushrooms, onions and bell peppers
* Romaine, tomatoes, pickles, pepperoncini’s
* PINEAPPLE, corn, olives
* BBQ sauce, Hot Sauce, Tzatziki Sauce
* Whole Wheat Pita
10 points of YUM!
I was too full for the Baked Lay’s I picked out so I saved them for afternoon snack (2 pts).
My Mom’s birthday celebration was at Old Spaghetti Factory. I am really digging that so many of these places now have all their nutritionals online. It definitely makes it easier to pick a healthier option.
Did you know if you pick the Minestrone soup it’s only 60 calories?! It was too hot for soup so I went with salad with the Creamy Pesto on the side (I LOVE this dressing and it’s worth it to dip my fork to use a little over having a lot of their FF honey mustard). (3 pts)
Spinach & Cheese ravioli’s with mushroom sauce (10 pts), delicious and completely satisfying.
SUNDAY
Shocker #2 of the weekend ~ The Husband (for the first time EVER since I have known him) actually ate oatmeal with me! I have never known him to eat oatmeal!
My “Perfect Oatmeal” ~ Quaker Old Fashioned Oatmeal, sprinkle of TJ’s Berry Blend, 1 Tbsp Whipped Butter and 2 tsp brown sugar. (5 pts)
I don’t mix in the butter or the sugar because that way you get a little with each bite and it tastes like CARAMEL!
Road Trip #2 ~ The Antique Fair. Same Starbuck’s (2 pts).
The Husband bought the coolest popcorn mix at the Fair I’ve ever seen ~ Kettle PopCorn Mixed with Caramel Kettle Korn ~ HOLY!
I typically pretend he doesn’t have this when he does because I know once I start, I can’t stop. But, I LOVED seeing that they have their nutritionals on the bag and could totally justify a few handfuls for 4 pts.
Ingredients too! Fair food is getting so sophisticated – LOVE it!
After spending like 4 hours walking around, we worked up an appetite again for The Pita Pit!!!!
This time I got the Chicken Aloha! (11 pts because I had cheese!)
* Grilled Chicken, ham, mushrooms, bell pepper, onions
* GRILLED Pineapple, Teriyaki Sauce
* Swiss Cheese
* Romaine, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, pepperoncini’s, jalapeño, corn
* Tzatziki Sauce
DELICOUS! I actually LOVED the BBQ/Hot Sauce combo better, but, this was a good change. I honestly think I could go back to this place and try everything ~ they even make Breakfast pitas!
It’s probably a good thing it’s an hour drive away 🙂
On our drive home, we stopped by our friends for a BBQ ~ Delicious Lemon Pepper chicken with potatoes, tomatoes and corn.(5 pts)
FUN FINDS OF THE WEEKEND!
* 2 New books I got at the Antique Fair for $4
* 6 Napkins & 6 Placemats for only $9 at Kohl’s!
Now, I just need a weekend to recover from our weekend ~ I can’t wait to get back in the kitchen 🙂
See you all tonight!
the pita pit was one of my fave places to eat in college. loved the falafel pita and hummus pita!
Ok now I am goggleing for a Pita Pit near me and I wanna eat oatmeal!! LOL As always thanks for the FAB food ideas! Love em….Also do you like to read? There is an author who makes me dye laughing always stuggles with weight Jen Lancaster is the author.
Josie
Moosewood! i have several of their books and they rock!!!
I looked at the web site for pita pit after we tweeted about it- looks delicious! YUM!
You are so cute Josie – LOL! I LOVE reading…I will definitely check out Jen Lancaster’s books. Thanks for sharing!
SOOO jealous of the pita pit eats! mmMM!
i looooooooooooooove me some pita pit!